Szczebrzeszyn

Szczebrzeszyn
Kościuszko Sq. and St. Catherine's Church
Szczebrzeszyn
Coordinates: 50°41′N 22°58′E / 50.683°N 22.967°E / 50.683; 22.967
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyZamość
GminaSzczebrzeszyn
Government
 • MayorRafał Kowalik (BS)
Area
 • Total
29.12 km2 (11.24 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
5,299
 • Density182.0/km2 (471.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
22-460
Car platesLZA
Websitehttp://www.szczebrzeszyn.pl

Szczebrzeszyn (Polish: [ʂt͡ʂɛˈbʐɛʂɨn] ; Yiddish: שעברעשין, romanizedShebreshin) is a town in southeastern Poland in Lublin Voivodeship, in Zamość County, about 20 km (12 mi) west of Zamość. The town serves as the seat to the Gmina Szczebrzeszyn district. A 2004 census counted 5,357 inhabitants. It lends its name to the Szczebrzeszyn Landscape Park. Szczebrzeszyn is often called the "Capital City of Polish Language".